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tractor, distinguished by its large diameter - 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) - steel cleated wheels. The vehicle was powered by Porsche's own design
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Final development and production took place in the Škoda automobile plant in Mladá Boleslav, in what was then the
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Cedrych, Mario; Nachtmann, Lukáš (2007). "Škoda - auta známá i neznámá", Grada, Praha.
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Spremo, Milan (1991). "Atlas našich automobilů 1937–1963", NADAS, Praha.
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The idea of a heavy multipurpose tractor, intended for the prepared
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No vehicles are known to have survived to the present day.
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Some of them supposedly participated in the 448: 8: 455: 441: 433: 31: 315:, a two-cylinder petrol engine (half of 202:5 t (4.9 long tons; 5.5 short tons) 145:7 t (6.9 long tons; 7.7 short tons) 379: 169:3.065 m (10 ft 0.7 in) 7: 326:Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 153:6.22 m (20 ft 5 in) 25: 161:2.30 m (7 ft 7 in) 659:World War II vehicles of Germany 71: 45: 463:German vehicles of World War II 126: 1: 679:Military vehicles of Germany 640:List of Sd.Kfz. designations 285:invasion of the Soviet Union 232:16 km/h (9.9 mph) 695: 496:Einheits-PKW der Wehrmacht 192:4-cylinder Petrol, 6023 cc 637: 336:; instead they served in 307:petrol engine of 6023 cc 173: 67:Place of origin 44: 629:VW 276 Schlepperfahrzeug 562:Bicycles and motorcycles 395:Spremo 1991, p. 115-116. 267:in 1941 and produced by 222:120 km (75 mi) 295:prepared a design of a 194:90 hp (67 kW) 553:Leichter Einheits-LKW 404:Cedrych 2007, p. 265. 287:supposedly came from 263:. It was designed by 251:, was a German heavy 199:Payload capacity 608:(V-2 rocket trailer) 602:(amphibious tractor) 413:Spremo 1991, p. 116. 386:Spremo 1991, p. 114. 600:Landwasserschlepper 543:Raupenschlepper Ost 528:Mercedes-Benz L3000 481:VW Kommandeurswagen 367:Raupenschlepper Ost 346:Battle of the Bulge 664:Artillery tractors 584:M42 Truppenfahrrad 321:engine) was used. 85:Production history 51:model of Škoda RSO 669:Škoda automobiles 646: 645: 498:(multiple models) 293:Ferdinand Porsche 265:Ferdinand Porsche 236: 235: 94:Ferdinand Porsche 16:(Redirected from 686: 538:Radschlepper Ost 457: 450: 443: 434: 414: 411: 405: 402: 396: 393: 387: 384: 297:four-wheel drive 253:Four-wheel drive 240:Radschlepper Ost 229: 128: 77: 75: 74: 49: 40: 37:Radschlepper Ost 32: 21: 694: 693: 689: 688: 687: 685: 684: 683: 649: 648: 647: 642: 633: 617: 588: 569:BMW R12 and R17 557: 513:Borgward B 3000 501: 491:VW Schwimmwagen 464: 461: 423: 418: 417: 412: 408: 403: 399: 394: 390: 385: 381: 376: 357: 342:the Netherlands 330:ground pressure 281: 219: 217: 193: 174: 72: 70: 52: 35: 30: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 692: 690: 682: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 651: 650: 644: 643: 638: 635: 634: 632: 631: 625: 623: 619: 618: 616: 615: 614:('Kettenkrad') 609: 603: 596: 594: 593:Other vehicles 590: 589: 587: 586: 581: 579:Zündapp KS 750 576: 571: 565: 563: 559: 558: 556: 555: 550: 545: 540: 535: 530: 525: 520: 515: 509: 507: 503: 502: 500: 499: 493: 488: 483: 478: 472: 470: 466: 465: 462: 460: 459: 452: 445: 437: 431: 430: 427: 422: 419: 416: 415: 406: 397: 388: 378: 377: 375: 372: 371: 370: 363: 356: 353: 280: 277: 273:Mladá Boleslav 234: 233: 230: 228:Maximum speed 224: 223: 220: 215: 212: 211: 208: 204: 203: 200: 196: 195: 190: 186: 185: 182: 176: 175: 171: 170: 167: 163: 162: 159: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 143: 139: 138: 137:Specifications 134: 133: 130: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 91: 87: 86: 82: 81: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 50: 42: 41: 28: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 691: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 656: 654: 641: 636: 630: 627: 626: 624: 620: 613: 610: 607: 604: 601: 598: 597: 595: 591: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 566: 564: 560: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 510: 508: 504: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 486:VW Kübelwagen 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 473: 471: 467: 458: 453: 451: 446: 444: 439: 438: 435: 428: 425: 424: 420: 410: 407: 401: 398: 392: 389: 383: 380: 373: 369: 368: 364: 362: 359: 358: 354: 352: 349: 347: 343: 339: 335: 334:Eastern Front 331: 327: 322: 320: 319: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 278: 276: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 241: 231: 225: 221: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 191: 187: 183: 181: 177: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 135: 131: 124: 120: 116: 113: 110: 106: 102: 98: 95: 92: 88: 83: 80: 69: 65: 62: 59: 55: 48: 43: 38: 33: 27: 19: 606:Meillerwagen 537: 518:Krupp Protze 409: 400: 391: 382: 365: 350: 323: 316: 309:displacement 289:Adolf Hitler 282: 261:World War II 259:used during 248: 244: 239: 238: 237: 210:leaf springs 108:Manufacturer 79:Nazi Germany 39:(Škoda RSO) 36: 26: 476:Trippel SG6 305:inline-four 249:Porsche 175 216:Operational 129: built 61:Prime mover 29:Prime mover 653:Categories 622:Prototypes 533:Opel Blitz 421:References 301:air-cooled 291:. 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Index

Skoda RSO

Prime mover
Nazi Germany
Ferdinand Porsche
Škoda Auto
Armor
Four-wheel drive
tractor
World War II
Ferdinand Porsche
Škoda
Mladá Boleslav
invasion of the Soviet Union
Adolf Hitler
Ferdinand Porsche
four-wheel drive
air-cooled
inline-four
displacement
starter
KdF-Wagen
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
ground pressure
Eastern Front
Normandy
the Netherlands
Battle of the Bulge
Maultier
Raupenschlepper Ost

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